Occupy UC Berkeley General Assembly. Despite clear warnings from school officials that setting up an encampment would violate university policy, dozens of tents were pitched...

A man who was arrested during OPD’S Monday night raid of Oakland’s encampment may be deported. It is uncertain whether the police will turn Francisco "Pancho" Ramos Stierle over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

In San Pablo, the Doctors Medical Center will remain open after voters approved an increase in taxes. Its closure would have left no full-service emergency rooms between Berkeley and Vallejo...

According to AARP, more than 7,000 Americans qualify for Medicare every day. Still, some say that training to care for seniors isn’t a priority in medical education. Oakland’s Samuel Merritt School of Nursing addresses that through a senior performance troupe...

Across the Bay, the San Francisco 49ers are enjoying their best season in years. Meanwhile, Santa Clara’s City Council approved a $10 million project to prepare the site of a new 49ers football stadium. The first game in Santa Clara is slated for 2015...

The Bay Area may be losing more than just a longstanding sports franchise – we might lose an entire sport. After 70 years, Golden Gate Fields horse racing track may close, leaving no year-round tracks north of Bakersfield. Instead, a new Lawrence Berkeley Lab may take its place.

Connecting the dots: top news stories for Wednesday, November 16

As many as 10,000 protesters gathered on Sproul Plaza last night for the Occupy UC Berkeley General Assembly. Despite clear warnings from school officials that setting up an encampment would violate university policy, dozens of tents were pitched…

A man who was arrested during OPD’S Monday night raid of Oakland’s encampment may be deported. It is uncertain whether the police will turn Francisco “Pancho” Ramos Stierle over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

In San Pablo, the Doctors Medical Center will remain open after voters approved an increase in taxes. Its closure would have left no full-service emergency rooms between Berkeley and Vallejo…

According to AARP, more than 7,000 Americans qualify for Medicare every day. Still, some say that training to care for seniors isn’t a priority in medical education. Oakland’s Samuel Merritt School of Nursing addresses that through a senior performance troupe…

Across the Bay, the San Francisco 49ers are enjoying their best season in years. Meanwhile, Santa Clara’s City Council approved a $10 million project to prepare the site of a new 49ers football stadium. The first game in Santa Clara is slated for 2015…

The Bay Area may be losing more than just a longstanding sports franchise – we might lose an entire sport. After 70 years, Golden Gate Fields horse racing track may close, leaving no year-round tracks north of Bakersfield. Instead, a new Lawrence Berkeley Lab may take its place.